Pours deep mahogany. Caramel on the nose. Smooth and full-bodied with sweet molasses maltiness on the palate. The finish is joined by a hint of gingerbread spice. Truly a celebration. Highly recommended.

Pours thick mahogany-amber-brown. Incredible pepper-spiciness on the nose along with caramel-nougat sweetness. The sweet-spicy-savoury interplay continues on the palate with the black pepper notes determined to be the last to leave the party in your mouth that is this beer’s finish. A complex and interesting beer. I’m eager to see what a year of cellar-aging will do for the second bottle I purchased.
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Like the Nickel Brook offering that I reviewed a couple of weeks ago, this is another ‘wet hop’ ale using only Ontario-grown hops. It pours a clear, light amber-orange. Tropical hop hints on the nose. A bit lighter on the palate than I was hoping for, but still with a pleasant crispness and some grip on the finish. A fine herald for future Ontario hop harvests to come.

Pours a cloudy light yellow-orange. Pine resin on the nose and lots of lemon-pine on the palate. I find the finish more bitter than the 40 IBUs listed on the label would seem to suggest. I think this could be a great food beer when paired with lemon accented dishes.

There might be some bottles left at the brewery located at 36 Wagstaff Drive, Toronto in Leslieville http://www.leftfieldbrewery.ca

Pours cloudy yellow-orange. Pine and citrus on the nose with the citrus winning. The balance between those notes carries through onto the palate. The hoppy bitterness is crisp and palate cleansing with a bit of pine resin left to hang out around the molars. Very pleasant IPA. If you can find it at the LCBO (apparently there are two 4 packs available in Barrie and Ottawa, respectively,) or get a chance to visit the brewpub in Montreal, I highly recommend giving it a try.